Houston Area Housing Market

Tracked Houston-area ZIPs in Harris County, updated July 2026. 132 ZIP pages; 97 with market metrics.

Houston Area tracks 97 ZIPs with home-value data; median typical home value is $252,640 and median rent is $1,550 per month. Typical home values range from $132,359 in ZIP 77054 to $1,729,857 in ZIP 77005; 64 homes went pending for every 100 new listings.

$252,715

$1,550

47 index

12,957

2,955

1,898

26.49%

66 days

New listings (MoM)

-2.11%

Homes pending (MoM)

-4.38%

Rent demand trend (YoY)

+5.88%

Population

3,273,459

Population density

1,939 / sq mi

Tracked ZIP/ZCTA coverage map, not a listing heatmap.

Typical home value trend in Houston Area

Across 97 tracked ZIPs in Houston Area, typical home values range from $132,359 in ZIP 77054 to $1,729,857 in ZIP 77005 — a 13.1x spread around a median of $252,640.

The median tracked ZIP home value in Houston Area fell 1.8% over the last 12 months, from $257,285 to $252,640.

Typical home value — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 1.8% over 12 months

Typical home value down 1.8% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

Typical rent trend in Houston Area

Typical rent across 93 tracked ZIPs runs from $828 in ZIP 77013 to $2,565 in ZIP 77059.

The median tracked ZIP rent in Houston Area rose 1.0% over the last 12 months, from $1,536 to $1,552.

Typical rent — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 1.0% over 12 months

Typical rent up 1.0% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

Supply trend in Houston Area

Tracked ZIPs list 13,011 homes for sale in total, from 7 in ZIP 77050 to 440 in ZIP 77007. 55 of 97 tracked ZIPs (57%) recorded rising for-sale inventory in the latest month. The median tracked ZIP has price cuts on 26.5% of listings; the highest share is in ZIP 77094 at 35.7%.

Homes for sale — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 1.7% over 12 months

Homes for sale up 1.7% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

New listings — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 18.2% over 12 months

New listings down 18.2% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

Buyer competition and pending activity in Houston Area

64 homes went pending for every 100 new listings. Buyer competition is strongest in ZIP 77039, with a 106 competition index, and weakest in ZIP 77003. Pending homes per 100 new listings range from 37 in ZIP 77054 to 114 in ZIP 77031 across tracked ZIPs.

Buyer competition index — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Up 0.0% over 12 months

Buyer competition index up 0.0% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

Homes going pending — past 12 months

Aug 25 – Jul 26

Down 9.1% over 12 months

Homes going pending down 9.1% over the last 12 months in Houston Area.

Highest Buyer Competition ZIPs in Houston Area

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